Garbage Isn’t Garbage Anymore

March 6, 2018

Our garbage stream at Lake Edge has changed this year. It seems that garbage will be almost non-existent in an attempt by our township, to extend the life of it’s landfill. Our township has mandated clear garbage bags for collection to stop recyclables from ending up in the dump and a long list of compostable materials to be diverted from the garbage and handled separately. What is classified as real garbage must be put in clear plastic bags which we will supply. As such, if anything in the clear plastic bag is not real garbage, it will not be picked up from the roadside. So, if you try to sneak in some vegetable matter, bones or paper towels for example, they won’t pick the bag up because those things should have been put into the compostable stream. We will post signs at each cottage to help you with recycling, composting and to minimize what is indeed true garbage. Here’s a list of what is what. Hopefully it will be similar to what you are currently doing at home. We appreciate all your help in this endeavour. We don’t want to have to root through your garbage to remove what should be put elsewhere. If you are not sure about something, please ask us in person, by email or by phone. As Kermit the frog would say “It is not easy being green”, but we want to do our best for the environment. Thanks!

condoms (they cannot be flushed down the toilet because of our septic system)

menstrual pads (wrapped in toilet paper)

used tampons (they cannot be flushed down the toilet because of our septic system)

Q-tips

baby/facial/make-up remover/personal hygiene wipes

dental floss

COMPOSTABLES IN CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS: (MUST be placed in the freezer in the fish hut to eliminate rotting odours that can attract wildlife, maggots and bugs. Peter will then deliver the bags to the landfill’s composting station. There is no curb side pick-up for compostables here, yet.)